Gällivare Lapland Airport

Gällivare Airport
Gällivare Airport
	IATA: GEV; ICAO: ESNG;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Gällivare Municipality
Serves	Gällivare and Malmberget
Location	Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	1,027 ft / 312 m
Coordinates	67°07′59″N 020°48′44″E / 67.13306°N 20.81222°E
Website	gellivare.se
Map
	GEV GEV
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total
Passengers total	20,377
International passengers	0
Domestic passengers	20,377
Landings total	1,457
	Source:

Gällivare Lapland Airport (IATA: GEV, ICAO: ESNG) is an airport located in Gällivare Municipality, Sweden, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east from Gällivare and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Malmberget. The airport has since 2009 been expanded in a project co-financed by the county council and the EU, the airport was also re-branded.

History

The airport was originally a military airfield with three 800-metre (2,625 ft) airstrips called Kavaheden, built during World War II. The sole surviving airstrip was later extended to 1,350 metres (4,429 ft) before being opened to regular civilian flights on 19 April 1971. The airstrip was gradually extended to its current length between 1984 and 1994. In 1989 the airstrip was broadened to 45 metres (148 ft). The airport is one of six airports within Swedish Lapland.

From the bankruptcy of Nextjet on 18 May 2018 until 14 September 2018, there were no regular passenger flights serving Gällivare Lapland Airport. During that period Kiruna Airport operated flight transfer buses to Gällivare. A new operator called LOT Polish Airlines, started operations on the Gällivare – Arvidsjaur – Stockholm route under a new PSO contract on 15 September 2018.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Gällivare Lapland Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Amapola Flyg^[3]	Kramfors, Stockholm–Arlanda^[4]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at GEV airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

There is a taxi stand as well as short-term and long-term parking lots at the airport.

References

^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Snart klart vem som tar över efter Nextjet
^ "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

Official website (in Swedish)

[Flygplatsstatistik-1] "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[2] Snart klart vem som tar över efter Nextjet

[flygtorget_2023-3] "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[4] "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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